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City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes MAY 28, 2024 Present: Mayor & Council: Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Jan Jenson, Thomas Randle and Andrea Stephens. Absent: None Staff: City Manager Charlie Yunker and Police Chief Jeff Spiess Call to Order: Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes A.May 14, 2024 Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to approve the City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2024 as presented. Motion carried 5-0. 2.Work Session Topics A.Potential Renewal of Police Partnership with the City of Falcon Heights Update. City Manager Yunker reviewed the staff memo describing at its regular meeting on April 23, 2024 the City Council approved continuing the exploratory process of a renewed police service partnership with the City of Falcon Heights. This moves the process into Phase 3 where a final decision is made based upon a final contract and agreed-upon timeframe for implementation which is based on many logistical details. As a part of the discussion, Council noted particular items they would like to review as the process continues including: Lessons learned from the previous relationship. A Police Department SWOT Analysis. Benefits to the City and the Police department on a renewed partnership. Appropriately sharing/mitigating risk. Financial plan that would not increase the St. Anthony tax levy from a renewed partnership. A staffing plan and timeline to support expansion of the department when hiring is very challenging. Since the April 23 meeting staff from both cities have continued exploratory work and an update on the progress to date is provided. Lessons Learned From the Previous Relationship & Sharing Risk